An Independent Hop Pricing and Availability Resource for the Home Brewer
The official Mr. Beer blog is reporting that they have hops back in stock for the first time since late December.
As many of you know MR.BEER® has been without hops since late December due to a worldwide hops shortage. The good news is we’ve recently received 5 of our original hops as well as 9 […]
A genetically modified (GM) crop expert believes that the practice will gain acceptance in the beer making community in the future according to BeverageDaily.com
Dr Val Giddings, a leading independent US GM consultant, told BeverageDaily.com that the current use of biotech crops in global beer making was miniscule, mainly in the addition of rice.
He was keen to […]
Several popular online home brewing supply retailers are instituting hop related policies related to the worldwide shortage. Here are a sampling we have come across recently.
From Williams Brewing’s website:
Due to the current hop shortage, we reserve the right to limit hop orders at our discretion. If you are buying hops, please make sure […]
The Tucson Citizen reports on the impact of the 2008 hops shortage on Arizona’s brew pubs. Part of their analysis includes a forecast that it may be 3 years before the hop market returns to normal.
Brewers are dealing with a 10 percent to 15 percent shortfall in the worldwide supply of hops, largely caused by […]